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Automatic or manual transmission?

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I know for a fact that when buying a car manual is cheaper than automatic. Its more of personal prefrence, plus if your just starting out to drive and learn with a automatic, then learning a stick is going to be hard. I don't drive myself, but i would want automatic, because it just sounds easier.
 
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scarletandgrey said:
actually Thump in most High end sportscars Manuals are more expensive. I think it has something to do with them being racing transmissions.
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Yep, I paid an additional $1,500 to get a 6-speed manual which also included another 40 hp plus some other upgrades (although I wouldn't categorize the car as high-end). It should be illegal so sell a sports car with an automatic.
 
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FCollinsBuckeye said:
So, this is my 'Thump thread' offering for the season. What's your car/truck?

Mine is an automatic, but my wife drives a stick :p
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I learned to drive, and took my test in a stick (pickem up truck). My truck now is an automatic, and the wifes car is too. To her credit, so can my wife.

Problem is, about the only thing truck wise you can get with a manual transmition is the stripped down "work trucks". They suck.
 
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Brewtus said:
Yep, I paid an additional $1,500 to get a 6-speed manual which also included another 40 hp plus some other upgrades (although I wouldn't categorize the car as high-end). It should be illegal so sell a sports car with an automatic.
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Well, a Vette will cost you extra for a manual. I think that is normally the supply and demand thing, 2 extra gears (the Auto is only a 4 speed), and it's a Borg Warner trans that is bought by GM (extra markup). These are the reasons for the extra cost of a manual for some high end applications. The trans are low volume, and bought from a suppier. Both low demand and the OEM is a middle man. This drives cost.
In the end manuals cost about the same (normally have one extra gear), but the time and effort to develop an automatic trans drives up cost which makes them typically more expensive. Development of trans calibrations takes alot of time and money. No calibration for a manual, the driver decides the gear.
For me, just got back into a manual. Dropped the SUV, and got a 2 seater manual. I agree, no other way to go.
As for stop and go, it becomes second nature to where I really don't notice it. What gets me is I like to eat my breakfast in my car on the way to work (just a power bar...no pancakes or things like that). Alot tougher to eat and drive with a manual.
 
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Automatic. I've only had a couple of chances to drive a manual - just barely enough to fake out the general manager the summer I sold cars. I would consider buying a manual if only someone would let me practice on their car, not mine. :)
 
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Deety said:
Automatic. I've only had a couple of chances to drive a manual - just barely enough to fake out the general manager the summer I sold cars. I would consider buying a manual if only someone would let me practice on their car, not mine. :)
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If I was in the area you could drive mine. It's a corporate lease that I keep a max of 12 months. Every time I have a manual I let people grind the gears and burn the cluth all they want. Doesn't cost me a dime.

I luckily learned on test vehicles during an internship. When I brought the vehicles inside the whole lab smelled of burnt clutch.
 
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